Temples in Madurai

Guides to 7 Hindu temples in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, including Meenakshi Amman Temple and Alagar Kovil. Each guide gives the deity, opening hours where a published source gives them, how to reach, festivals and history, and lists the sources its facts were checked against.

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The 7 temples at a glance

Alagar Kovil, Madurai, Alagar Koyil: Vishnu as Kallalagar, with consort Lakshmi as Thirumagal
Edaganathar Temple, Thiruvedagam: Shiva as Edaganathar, in the form of the lingam
Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai: Vishnu as Koodal Azhagar, with consort Mathuravalli. Hours: 5:30 AM to 12 noon and 4 PM to 9 PM
Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai: Devi Meenakshi and Sundareswarar (Shiva). Hours: 5 AM to 12:30 PM, 4 PM to 10 PM
Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple, Madurai: Murugan, with consorts Deivanai and Valli
Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, Madurai: Murugan, worshipped as Subramaniya Swamy
Thirupparankundram Temple, Madurai: Murugan, also called Subrahmanya

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